Haitian decorative (boutèy) ritual bottle

3D Model

Creator: Haitian artist Ronald Edmond

Date of Creation: 2010s

About 14 in. tall

Materials: Glass bottle, fabric, seed beads, and sequins.

Glass bottle wrapped in fabric and decorated with pale yellow, gold, and purple sequins and seed beads. Haitian Vodou ritual bottle used to pour libations or offerings for the spirits (Lwa) when they are being propitiated in ceremony.

Acquired by Dr. Kyrah Malika Daniels in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.